Soooooo it's been about 9 months since my last post. Oops! And no, I'm not creating a little human. I thought I needed a short update post on what's been happening before jumping into what's new and exciting. Here's the deal - I unexpectedly ended up getting a job working in TV. I know, don't you hate when that happens? There's obviously a little more to it but essentially I received a phone … [Read more...]
The Puppy Blues: Life with and without Harvey
Happy new year everyone! I hope you had a lovely holiday season, whatever that means to you. I'm going to start the year off with some real talk. I don't get too personal on here because although it's my blog it's also a place of work and crying in front of your coworkers isn't the smoothest move. But you know what? Sometimes you just gotta let that sh!t out. Confession: I have a love/hate thing … [Read more...]
2015 Sweet Escape Review
Well, looky who's back. Why is it sooooo hard to get back into the swing of things after the holiday madness? Like why do I all of a sudden turn into a sloth? Not surprisingly there's been a whole lotta reviews, roundups, reflections, predictions, and goal setting for the past and present year popping up in all my social media feeds. It's been a 'goal' of mine to be better at setting goals for the … [Read more...]
LIFE: taking a left
Ok, so most of the times I absolutely hate Mondays (who doesn't?) but you know what's the one thing they are actually really great for? A fresh start. It's like pressing a mini reset button every week. Most of the time it's probably more like hitting Replay but still, the fresh start button is there if you want it. Right now, I want it. More like need it. Of course I thought a Monday was a perfect … [Read more...]
LIFE: Monday Update
I hope you all had a great weekend. I've been so busy getting ready for the One of a Kind show kicking off this week and prepping for Merry magazine summer issue that I've gotten behind on blog posts so I thought I would just give you a little update for today. I can't tell you what a difference the change of season has had on me. I know that it's really just a date in the calendar but this was … [Read more...]
LIFE: let’s talk depression
I didn't even know I was going to write this post until I started writing it this morning. I was quickly reminded by all forms of social media when I woke up that' it's Let's Talk Day - a mental illness awareness campaign by Bell. Not that there's any rules when you have your own blog but I definitely feel like it could use a little bit more of me sometimes so here I am talking about … [Read more...]
LIFE: I dare you to give
So you're about to get totally bombarded by everything holiday - shopping, crafting, socializing, wish lists, gift guides etc. and this blog won't be an exception but before we get too caught up in the holiday hoopla it's nice to pause for a minute and think about giving. Not gift giving, like real life giving that will make a difference in someone else's life. I know I'm guilty of getting caught … [Read more...]
TRAVEL: Summer in South River
Summer Mondays are just the worst aren't they? Weekends are so precious in the summer months and it feels so good to soak them up. Then comes Monday. Ok, ok, let's try and be positive here people. Let's reflect on all the good stuff we did this past weekend and let it get us through this Monday. I spent the weekend on Eagle Lake with some good friends, Just Beyond Heaven's Gate in the small … [Read more...]
GOOD EATS: healthy green smoothie
Ok folks, time for some healthy living talk. I would like to say that I try to live a healthy lifestyle but in all honesty, I can't say that's been true recently. I mean I don't have completely horrible habits but it's been an adjustment for someone who works from home and hates routine. A friend of mine told me that at her workplace, they get fruit delivered through companies like … [Read more...]
{BIRTHDAY WEEK: thank you!!}
Annnnnd our first year has come and gone. A big gigantic THANK YOU!! to everyone for all your kind words, support & participation in our birthday week celebrations. One year old's are really missing out because it's so much better when you actually can remember your first birthday and all the nice things people say to you. I hope you were inspired by all the lovely paper finds and projects and … [Read more...]
THE SWEET ESCAPE TURNS ONE!
Wow! One year ago I decided to take this little baby blog of mine to the next level and boy have we come a long way. Almost 400 posts later, I'm still going strong & growing. I'm like a proud mama. There's been ups and downs and it's been a cray cray amount of work but it's different when you're working so hard for yourself to see your visions come to life and doing things your own way. Here's my … [Read more...]
{A PERSONAL NOTE: the RSVP}
It's not often that I write a completely personal post but I have something that's important to me to say and I happen to have a forum to say it on. My intention isn't just to rant but more of an open letter and maybe make people think. If they want to disagree or dismiss my opinion, that's ok. Something's been happening in my life for sometime now that's really bothers me. I've tried to … [Read more...]
Motivational Monday: What I learned at Alt
It's been a whirlwind for me since I got back from Alt Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah last week and I finally had some time to sit down and write a post. Then I realized that in the craziness of the week I somehow accidently deleted ALL my alt photos!! Talk about a big bummer! So instead I'll tell you a little about what I learned with some select photos I pulled from the insanely large collection … [Read more...]
{INPIRATION: momentarily tapped out}
It just about killed me to get everything ready for Alt and make sure the blog was going to be well taken care of while I was busy learning how to be a better blogger. The good blogger would be starting their Alt recaps (it was amazing BTW!) but this blogger is in sensory overload. Now that I'm back home this is how I'm feeling so please forgive me for a lack of a post today. I just need to catch … [Read more...]
{GIRL POWER: Dolly Parton we love you}
God, I love this blonde big bossomed woman. Wishing her the happiest birthday today. I still have no idea how she plays guitar with those nails. Here's my little ode to Dolly Parton on her special day. I Will Always Love You. … [Read more...]
